The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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Mujuru and Mutasa clash over farm evictions

State Security and Lands Minister Didymus Mutasa’s efforts to evict the remaining white commercial farmers four years ago were met with stiff resistance from the country’s two Vice-Presidents, Joseph Msika and Joice Mujuru.

According to a cable released by Wikileaks while Mutasa was publicly calling for the eviction of all white farmers, the two Vice Presidents had acknowledged the importance of the remaining farmers to the country’s agricultural production and had publicly responded that evictions should stop.

Midlands governor Cephas Msipa told United States embassy officials that he had lobbied Msika to prevent the takeover of dairy farms in his province which provided the bulk of dairy products in the country.

Msipa also stated that Midlands’ black farmers opposed further evictions because they were receiving both technical and material support from the white farmers.

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.